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Wk4R1 - well, that was very unexpected! Was really dreading this morning and while I struggled for last few minutes of the last run, I...

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...wouldn't have believed 3wks ago that I could possibly have run for 5 minutes - twice! In the rain! Great boost to confidence in my abilities and in C25K. Anyone have similar experience?

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YES! :-) I went from not completing a few steps of my 1 minute runs to graduating and now being able to run 45 minutes. All of this in under 5 months! :-) This program makes every step an achievable goal. You can do it! Well done making it to week 4!!!! Gayle

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Brilliant, well done :) I did W4R1 yesterday and found it much easier than I thought (although still a bit stiff!). I really enjoyed it and felt so good that I'd managed to run for 5 whole minutes without thinking I was going to die. I'm starting to think that I'll actually be able to do that scary-looking 20 min run in week 5 now. You are so right about the confidence-boosting.

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pinkhatGraduate in reply toCazvs

Aaaaggghhh - hadn't look at Wk5 yet - 20!!!!

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Oops, sorry :D We can do it though!

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